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Christie: PLP will be next govt

Christie: PLP will be next govt By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net THE PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party is poised to become the next government of The Bahamas, according to leader Perry Christie as his entire slate of candidat

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PI resort settles over winding-up petition

PI resort settles over winding-up petition By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Paradise Island-based Club Land'Or resort has moved to settle a legal dispute with a former Bahamian employee creditor, Tribune Busi

HOUSING ACT CHANGES AHEAD?

By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net REVISIONS to the Housing Act may be the next step in the government's bid to ensure the Bahamas Mortgage Corporation can meet debt obligations over the next two decades. As the corpora

BAHAMAS 'MUST FOCUS ON NEW PRODUCTS'

BAHAMAS 'MUST FOCUS ON NEW PRODUCTS' By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net THE country must focus on generating new tourism products in a bid to remain competitive as more gaming facilities become available around the world

MAN IN COURT OVER SHOOTING IN BALLS ALLEY

MAN IN COURT OVER SHOOTING IN BALLS ALLEY By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A MAN was arraigned in Magistrate's Court Friday afternoon in connection with the country's second homicide for the year. Levardo Butler, 27, appeared before Deputy

MAN 'OUT ON BAIL' SHOT IN THE FACE

MAN 'OUT ON BAIL' SHOT IN THE FACE A 25-year-old man, said to be out on bail, was killed when he was shot in the face behind a restaurant off East Street yesterday, according to reports. Police were said to be without many leads into the fatal shooting

HOUSING ACT CHANGES AHEAD?

By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net REVISIONS to the Housing Act may be the next step in the government's bid to ensure the Bahamas Mortgage Corporation can meet debt obligations over the next two decades. As the corpora

DEDICATED TO FIGHTING CANCER

By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net CANCER advocate and survivor Stephanie Siegel will stop at nothing to lower the alarmingly high incidence of breast cancer in the Bahamas. The wife of former US Ambassador to the Bahamas

DEDICATED TO FIGHTING CANCER

By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net CANCER advocate and survivor Stephanie Siegel will stop at nothing to lower the alarmingly high incidence of breast cancer in the Bahamas. The wife of former US Ambassador to the Bahamas

SEIZED CASH WAS POKER WINNINGS

By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE $26,000 that was confiscated from three Americans yesterday in Magistrate's Court was revealed to be a percentage of the more than $1 million overall winnings of a recent poker tournament at the Atlantis Re

$50,000 BAIL BOND AT RISK IF MAN CONVICTED

$50,000 BAIL BOND AT RISK IF MAN CONVICTED By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THREE persons who stood surety for a man who failed to appear at his drug trial more than two years ago are faced with having to pay his $50,000 bail bond if he is co

MAGISTRATE'S ABSENCE DELAYS SENTENCING OF CHILD RAPIST

By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE punishment of a convicted child rapist who pleaded guilty to a robbery charge last November in Magistrate's Court was postponed for a week. Yesterday morning's adjournment in the sentencing of 38-year-old A

MAN FACES COURT OVER ATTEMPTED MURDER

A MAN was arraigned in Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon in connection with a recent shooting, which left the victim in critical condition in hospital. Derek Duphon, 29, of New Providence Isles, appeared before Chief Magistrate Roger Gomez in Court

'IRREPARABLE DAMAGE' FEAR OVER CRAWFISH

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE illegal harvesting of undersized crawfish is far more prevalent among "day fisherman" than larger commercial vessels, the Bahamas Commercial Fishers Alliance (BCFA) president t

Anger at politicians from victims of tragedy

By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net FIRE victims yesterday condemned politicians for exploiting their tragedy for political gain. Bain and Grants Town residents affected by the blaze that killed a man and left two children

Bahamas Constituency Party to field ten candidates in election

By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net BAHAMAS Constituency Party leader Ali McIntosh yesterday announced that a newly-formed coalition of independent candidates aims to either directly contest, or support a candidate in all

Mother's tears in court for murder victim

By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE MOTHER and grandmother of a 30-year-old woman who was sexually assaulted and murdered on a Friday morning two years ago broke down in Supreme Court during a pathologists' testimony. Christina Swain, mother

Anger at politicians from victims of tragedy

By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net FIRE victims yesterday condemned politicians for exploiting their tragedy for political gain. Bain and Grants Town residents affected by the blaze that killed a man and left two children

Bahamas Constituency Party to field ten candidates in election

By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net BAHAMAS Constituency Party leader Ali McIntosh yesterday announced that a newly-formed coalition of independent candidates aims to either directly contest, or support a candidate in all

Mother's tears in court for murder victim

By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE MOTHER and grandmother of a 30-year-old woman who was sexually assaulted and murdered on a Friday morning two years ago broke down in Supreme Court during a pathologists' testimony. Christina Swain, mother